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    Administration for Children and Families and Domestic Violence
    About the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) responsibilities and activities regarding domestic violence. The article cites domestic violence as the leading cause of injury to women in t... Details >
    Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    American Indian and Alaska Native Women's Health: Violence Against Native Women
    Physical and sexual violence against women is a public health problem of epidemic proportions. More than 3 million U.S. women are known to be battered by their former or current partners annually. Inc... Details >
    Indian Health Service
    Domestic Violence Fact Sheet
    This fact sheet presents a general overview of domestic violence and domestic violence victims and information about the role of emergency physicians in a domestic violence.... Details >
    American College of Emergency Physicians
    How an Abuser Can Discover Your Internet Activities
    Tips for domestic abuse victims on how to protect their privacy on the Internet so their abusers will be less likely to have access.... Details >
    American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
    Intimate Partner Violence
    This fact sheet provides background and statistics on intimate partner violence and its incidence/prevalence, risk and protective factors, and intervention/prevention.... Details >
    National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    McGruff and Scruff's Drug and Violence Prevention Story and Activity Book
    Stories, games and quizzes especially for Native American children with important messages about drugs and alcohol, sexual abuse and other violent acts.... Details >
    Indian Health Service
    The WHAT IF Games
    Especially for Native American children, but all kids can play these 5 "what if" games with McGruff the Crime Dog and his nephew Scruff. Learn the right thing to do if someone offers you drugs or al... Details >
    Indian Health Service
    Violence Against Women - National Women's Health Information Center(NWHIC)
    This web site offers information and resources to women concerning domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse. Users can link to publications on violence for consume... Details >
    National Women's Health Information Center, U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health
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